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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
1
Odell Thompson's home hosts a 20 by 10 foot red cross with about 58 bulbs mounted 130 feet up on a TV antenna. Odell and helpers Jerry Don Morrow Roy Wright and Archie Wells assisted. The piece boosts Christmas cheer as locals attend events and shops.
Bowie merchants report one of the busiest Christmas seasons on record with department stores, building and automotive sales up. Oil activity, new plants, and higher farm income bolster spending while residential construction rises and stock variety improves. Merchants hold appreciation drawings on December 11, 14, and 24 to boost holiday shopping.
Two Bowie drive-ins, Morgan's Lo Boy on East Wise and Kow Kow Korner on West Wise, were burglarized Wednesday morning. Police found entry through a back door at Lo Boy and an air conditioner opening at Kow Kow. Music and cigarette machines were forced open, with heavy damage. investigators pursued scarce clues and considered a single culprit or group responsible.
Bowie opens its holiday season with a 2:30 p.m. downtown parade led by the Bowie Junior High Band and a visit from Santa Claus riding a city fire truck. The event includes candy for children and three weekly Merchants Appreciation Drawings near the community tree at Smythe Street.
Volunteer workers from the Montague County chapter of the American Cancer Society gather at 2 p.m. on Thursday December 6 in the basement of First Presbyterian Church. Attendees should bring a spool of white No. 60 thread needles scissors and a thimble.
Curtis Latham was re elected chief of the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department at its annual meeting. Doyle Richardson was re elected first assistant. Ellis Butler became second chief and James Winningham took the secretary post. Mayor Spears discussed civil defense and fire department organization.
The Bowie Art League sponsors a home Christmas decorations contest with three cash prizes from the Bowie Chamber of Commerce. First prize $10, second $7.50, third $5. Enter by December 12 by calling Mrs. D L Etheredge or the Chamber of Commerce. Judging occurs December 12 to 25. Participants should keep lights burning 7 to 10 pm nightly from December 12 to 25.
Bowie Chamber of Commerce Manager Fred Bloom helps bring a Graford area cedar tree to Bowie for the holiday display at the Tarrant and Smythe intersection. The tree, once Bloom’s in Graford, was cut by Joe Richardson and loaded by Harlow Trucking with assistance from Wichita Construction Company and Bowie hardware and lumber crews. Santa will visit the site after a Christmas parade.
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